Welded Thunder Dragon Spear

"Impossible!" Lei Qian exclaimed in shock.

Lei Qian absolutely did not believe that Lin Ming could withstand his Spear Radiance Thunderclap Lin Ming had just unleashed was a Mysterious Tier Mid-grade Dou Technique.

Let alone Lin Ming, even someone in the top ten of the Strong Ranking wouldn't be able to withstand his Spear Radiance Thunderclap without any damage.

So at this moment, after a brief moment of shock, Lei Qian seemed to suddenly understand something and began to laugh, saying, "Haha, Lin Ming, I understand your trick now. You're pretending to be completely unaffected, trying to damage my mental state so you can find a weakness. This little trick of yours might have worked on others, but with me, you're destined to be disappointed."

Looking at Lei Qian, who was now smug, Lin Ming looked at him as if he were a fool.

Lei Qian's Spear Radiance Thunderclap strike is quite powerful, but unfortunately, it's an energy-storing Spear Radiance Thunderclap attack.

Such a lightning attack was like a tickle to Lin Ming, who was used to tempering his body with Thunder Induction; it caused Lin Ming zero damage.

Although Lei Qian's delusion was entirely his own wild imagination, he stumbled upon a stroke of luck. In his own imagination, he quickly recovered from his shock and began preparing for the next attack.

This shows that the people in the Inner Academy, especially those who can climb the Strong Ranking, have extremely firm minds.

Those who haven't experienced much training might fall into self-doubt when they see their Dou Technique fail to harm others.

"It's only polite to reciprocate! Lei Qian, I've just tasted your thunder, so you'll get to taste my flames!" After dodging one of Lei Qian's attacks, Lin Ming created some distance and said with a smile.

Immediately, a large cluster of blue-gold flames appeared in Lin Ming's palm. Looking at the rising blue-gold flames in his palm, this was the first time Lin Ming had used them in battle since the Flame Gold Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire.

"Go!" In that instant, the azure-gold flame in Lin Ming's hand shot out and hurtled towards Lei Qian at an extremely fast speed.

"Hmph! A mere trick." Lei Qian said disdainfully.

Although the flame emitted an extremely high temperature, it also attacked at an incredibly fast speed. Even if Dou Ling were hit head-on, it would likely face considerable trouble.

However, this is all predicated on hitting the target. If you miss, it will have no effect whatsoever.

Such a ball of flame could be easily dodged by Dou Ling.

However, Lei Qian did not choose to dodge. Instead, he held his Lei Qian upright, the tip of which crackled with lightning. Lei Qian's action clearly indicated that he intended to pierce through the incoming flames directly.

Seeing that Lei Qian wanted to break through his flames head-on, Lin Ming's lips curled up, and then his palm spun in the air.

As Lin Ming's hand moved, the cluster of flames suddenly began to disintegrate, scattering into dozens of strands of fire like burning ropes. These fire ropes, like swimming dragons, swirled in the air, launching attacks at Lei Qian from time to time.

The change in the flames caught Lei Qian off guard. He had initially intended to extinguish the large cluster of flames that was approaching.

But now, before he could even make a move, the cluster of flames automatically dispersed, transforming into the current shape of strands of fire.

The shrinking size of the flames did not affect the extremely high temperature they carried. In Lei Qian's perception, the temperature of the flames, which had dispersed into dozens of streams, was even more terrifying.

Lei Qian managed to withstand each wave of flame attacks. However, with each clash between Lei Qian's spear and Lin Ming's Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, controlled by the Technique of Pill Fire, the terrifyingly high temperature of the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire repeatedly heated Lei Qian's spear.

After being struck by flames dozens of times, Lei Qian felt an urge to throw away his spear. The spear had become extremely hot to the touch after each collision with the flames.

"If this continues, I'm afraid Lin Ming will wear me down. It seems I have to deal with these flames all at once." Lei Qian thought to himself, his spear flashing rapidly in his hand.

As Lei Qian's spear danced, nearly a dozen of the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire swirling in the sky were knocked down.

Seeing this, Lin Ming clasped his hands together, and the flames in the sky began to converge. However, these flames did not merge together, but rather intertwined, instantly forming a net of flames.

"Go."

After the net of flames was formed, Lin Ming pressed his palm downwards, and the net of flames in the sky above also covered Lei Qian below as Lin Ming pressed his palm down.

Looking at the net of flames pressing down from the sky and feeling the heat emanating from it, Lei Qian's throat bobbed involuntarily.

"Boom!"

A net of fire descended from the sky, striking the arena with a loud bang.

"Won't Lei Qian have been burned to death?"

"Although this fire net is incredibly powerful, it shouldn't be able to kill Lei Qian, Five-Star Dou Spirit. However, even if it can't kill him, Lei Qian will likely suffer greatly." Someone was saying this below the arena.

As the smoke and dust cleared on the arena, Lei Qian emerged. At this moment, Lei Qian could only be described as a pitiful sight; his entire body was covered in burn marks, and his hair was singed, making him look utterly wretched.

"Cough cough"

After coughing up a mouthful of burning heat from his throat, Lei Qian, seeing his wretched state, roared in fury, "Lin Ming! I'll kill you!"

"Judging from Lei Qian's stance, he's about to unleash his signature Dou Technique, the Welded Thunder Dragon Spear!" said a man with a slightly benevolent face and a wine jar emblem on his chest, standing in the distance.

"Brother Qing, in your opinion, is this Medicine Gang leader capable of withstanding Lei Qian's high-level Xuan-rank spear technique?" A woman, also wearing a wine jar emblem, standing next to the slightly benevolent-looking man, asked.

Most people in the Inner Academy recognized the two people talking. They were Shao Qing, the current Leader the Wine Pavilion, and his partner, Wang Yan, nicknamed Snow Swallow Woman.

With the graduation of some senior students this year, many positions on the Strong Ranking became vacant. Coupled with his improved cultivation over the year, Shao Qing, with his Seven-Star Dou Spirit cultivation, managed to reach sixth place on the Strong Ranking. As for whether he can continue to challenge for higher positions, that is probably only known to himself.

Looking at his partner beside him, Shao Qing replied, "That's hard to say. However, this new leader of the Medicine Gang, who was only at the fourth level of Lei Qian's cultivation, managed to turn Lei Qian into this state. He's no ordinary person. If his cultivation were any higher, he might become another Xu Shilin. So let's just watch and see."

Snow Swallow Woman nodded and looked at the arena.

Watching Lei Qian unleash his Dou Technique, Lin Ming Lei Qian sense that it was no ordinary Dou Technique. However, judging from the aura of the Dou Technique Lei Qian, it was clearly a Thunder Attribute Dou Technique.

Having been struck by lightning countless times, Lin Ming possessed immense resistance to Thunder Attribute Dou Technique. Therefore, when facing Lei Qian's ongoing Dou Technique, Lin Ming only needed to defend against the physical damage inflicted by Lei Qian's spear; the lightning-attribute damage was completely insignificant to Lin Ming.

His body automatically activated the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique, and purple lightning flickered faintly on Lin Ming's skin. He tightened his grip on the Star Dragon Saber, and his Dou Qi circulated through his meridians, eventually reaching Lin Ming arm.

"Startling Swan Slash!"

Lin Ming unleashed a slash, and a streak of cyan-gold with a hint of purple flash shot out along the Star Dragon Saber, hurtling towards Lei Qian in front of him.

"Welded Thunder Dragon Spear, kill them all!"

With a roar from Lei Qian, he thrust his spear forward, the lightning flashing on the spear flying off.

Lei Qian unleashed Profound Tier High-grade spear Dou Technique — the Welded Thunder Dragon Spear. Lightning erupted from the spear, forming a ferocious dragon head above the spear tip.

"Boom!"

The blades collided with the dragon's head in mid-air, producing a tremendous sound.

"Judging from this, Lei Qian's Welded Thunder Dragon Spear is superior!" someone in the crowd below said.

At this moment, the blade aura of the Startling Swan Slash was almost dissipating in the collision with the Welded Thunder Dragon Spear. However, although the ferocious dragon head of Lei Qian's Welded Thunder Dragon Spear had also faded considerably, its condition was still much better than that of Lin Ming 'Startling Swan Slash.

Lin Ming had anticipated the current situation. Judging from the energy fluctuations emitted by Lei Qian's Dou Technique, Lin Ming knew that Lei Qian's Dou Technique was probably at the Profound Tier High-grade.

The Startling Swan Saber Technique was the first Dou Technique Lin Ming learned, and it was only at the Profound Tier Mid-grade Rank. The fact that the Startling Swan Slash could hold out against the Welded Thunder Dragon Spear, which was of equal value to him, for so long before showing signs of weakness was already a result of Lin Ming's extremely proficient use of it.

Given that Lin Ming's cultivation level and Dou Technique level were both lagging behind, Lin Ming never imagined that the Startling Swan Slash could shatter Lei Qian's High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique.

"Bang!"

The Thunder Dragon Head opened its mouth wide and then snapped it shut, shattering the blade of the Startling Swan Slash into pieces like broken glass.

After Startling Swan Slash blade's edge, the Thunder Dragon Head paled even more.

However, it still existed after all. Now that there was no obstacle, the Thunder Dragon Head surged with lightning, roaring down like a thunder dragon, rushing towards Lin Ming in front of it.

A deafening boom echoed across the arena.

"Lin Ming!"

"Gang Leader!"

"Haha, the leader of the Medicine Gang is nothing special."

"Four Stars difference in cultivation level is still a major disadvantage! If Lin Ming and Lei Qian were at the same cultivation level, Lei Qian would probably have lost his fighting ability after being caught in the fire net earlier."